Box office report for April 23, 2012: “Think Like a Man” finally knocks “The Hunger Games” out of top spot
The ensemble comedy “Think Like a Man,” based on the relationship advice of comedian Steve Harvey, finally knocked “The Hunger Games” out of the top spot at the domestic box office.
“Think Like a Man” opened as the weekend’s top box-office draw with $33.6 million, according to the Associated Press.
Debuting at No. 2 was the romantic drama “The Lucky One” with $22.5 million. Based on Nicholas Sparks novel, it stars Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner.
The first movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling dystopian books for young adults, “The Hunger Games” slipped to No. 3 after four-straight weekends in the top spot, taking in $14.7 million to raise its domestic total to $357.1 million.
Here are the top 10 movies at the weekend box office, from the AP:
1. “Think Like a Man,” Sony Screen Gems, $33,636,303, 2,015 locations, $16,693 average, $33,636,303, one week.
2. “The Lucky One,” Warner Bros., $22,518,358, 3,155 locations, $7,137 average, $22,518,358, one week.
3. “The Hunger Games,” Lionsgate, $14,666,007, 3,752 locations, $3,909 average, $357,066,467, five weeks.
4. “Chimpanzee,” Disney, $10,673,748, 1,563 locations, $6,829 average, $10,673,748, one week.
5. “The Three Stooges,” Fox, $9,764,214, 3,482 locations, $2,804 average, $29,919,660, two weeks.
6. “The Cabin in the Woods,” Lionsgate, $8,016,075, 2,811 locations, $2,852 average, $27,246,247, two weeks.
7. “American Reunion,” Universal, $5,474,565, 3,033 locations, $1,805 average, $48,518,325, three weeks.
8. “Titanic” in 3-D, Paramount, $5,032,557, 2,515 locations, $2,001 average, $52,860,574, three weeks.
9. “21 Jump Street,” Sony, $4,750,986, 2,427 locations, $1,958 average, $127,217,167, six weeks.
10. “Mirror Mirror,” Relativity Media, $4,408,179, 2,938 locations, $1,500 average, $55,499,932, four weeks.
-BAM
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